IN MEMORY and HONOR of THOSE WHO GAVE ALL, WE HONOR YOU MAY 30... the TRUE MEMORIAL DAY and, In Loving Memory of my Uncle, Jules Trembelas, who perished March 17, 1943, in the North Atlantic, after his Merchant Marine ship, the SS Harry Luckenbach, was struck by 2 torpedoes from a German U-boat. All men below deck were killed instatntly - he was one of the lucky ones. The 104 survivors were in 5 lifeboats, but no ship picked them up. They were left to freeze to death, drown, or die from the sharks. I never knew him. But I got him on the WW II Memorial and contacted the Merchant Marine in late March 2009 and received his posthumous medals, including their equivalent of the Purple Heart, and a letter from President Truman, within 4 weeks. Now... I need a photograph of him. We have none. I'm trying to get it from his MM ID but his files have moved from USCG Archives to Federal Archives.... time for a call and letter to my Congressman who's very good at getting things done quickly.